Jonathan Ericsson passes first test of sore ribs

Detroit  Jonathan Ericsson has felt ready to play for quite some time. But doctors and trainers felt it was best to hold off on Ericsson, who injured his ribs Dec. 23 against the New York Islanders and has since gotten healthy. He finally...

The Panthers' Vincent Trocheck, left, and Aaron Ekblad celebrate a goal by Ekblad in the third period during the Panther's 4-3 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. David Guralnick / Detroit News Fullscreen Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard makes a save in front of teammate Luke Glendening and Panthers left wing Tomas Fleischmann in the...

Toronto center Mike Santorelli buries the puck in the back of the net to score the winning goal on Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard during the shootout Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. David Guralnick / Detroit News Fullscreen The Red Wings and the Maple Leafs battle for the puck in the first period. David Guralnick / Detroit News Fullscreen Red Wings...

Make it 22 and counting for the Detroit Red Wings. They are headed to the playoffs for the 22nd straight season after Henrik Zetterberg had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Jimmy Howard made 17 saves to post his fifth shutout of the season as Detroit secured the seventh spot in the Western Conference. It's the lowest playoff seed...

Jonathan Ericsson says he's still not 100-percent from finger/hand injury that he suffered last seas

published:10 Sep 2014

Jonathan Ericsson says he's still n

Jonathan Ericsson says he's still not 100-percent from finger/hand injury that he suffered last seas

Jonathan Ericsson says he's still not 100-percent from finger/hand injury that he suffered last season. #RedWings
By: Chuck Pleiness - I cover the Detroit Red Wings along with high school sports in ...

As of 2011[update], the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships (11) of any NHL franchise based in the United States, and are third overall in total NHL championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). They currently play home games in the 20,066 capacity Joe Louis Arena after having spent over 40 years playing in Olympia Stadium. The Red Wings are one of the most popular franchises in the NHL, and fans and commentators refer to Detroit and its surrounding areas as "Hockeytown".

Between the 1933–34 and 1965–66 seasons, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only four times. More recently, the Red Wings have made the playoffs in 26 of the last 28 seasons, including the last 21 in a row (1991–2012). This is the longest current streak of post-season appearances in all of North American professional sports.

Jonathan Ericsson says he's still not 100-percent from finger/hand injury that he suffered last seas

Jonathan Ericsson says he's still not 100-percent from finger/hand injury that he suffered last season. #RedWings
By: Chuck Pleiness - I cover the Detroit Red Wings along with high school sports in and around Macomb County for The Macomb Daily including schools in the Macomb Area Conference, Catholic League, Blue Water Area Conference and many others.
Published on: September 10, 2014
Source: http://www.tout.com/m/89s8mm

Burton High Fives - Competitions Start Tomorrow

Press Release: TUNE IN: Watch the Second Annual Burton High Fives snowboarding competition LIVE on on September 12 and 13 WHAT: The second annual Burton 'High Fives' presented by MINI snowboarding competition, is now underway at Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wanaka, New Zealand. A live webcast of the slopestyle and halfpipe competitions will be on with the slopestyle coverage... more